Ford Focus car review – ‘It has a slightly naff, travelling-salesman back story, but the handling is beautiful’

There are sports-style seats, lots of red stitching, a large rear spoiler, a front grille that looks like the mouth of a predator"

"People," (I am channelling Ford's marketing manager, talking to the car designers here) "who is the Focus actually for?"

"Is it," suggests a middle-ranking designer, possibly wearing a bow tie, "a young executive who hasn't hit his full earning potential and enjoys the open road?"